Context with Brad Harris

By Brad Harris

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Category: History

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Subscribers: 301
Reviews: 3
Episodes: 38

Mason
 Feb 19, 2021
Thought provoking

George
 Oct 27, 2019
a lot of insightful historical analysis with deep implications for today and the near future. Wish there was more podcasts like this.

Greg Karney
 Dec 1, 2018
this is the exact content podcasts are designed for. learn with real depth of content. I'm better because things like this podcast exist.

Description

Context is a podcast that explores the historical forces shaping our modern world. Hosted by Brad Harris, who earned his PhD from Stanford in the History of Science & Technology, each episode delves into pivotal ideas, events, and figures that have influenced civilization’s trajectory. From the rise of scientific thought to the challenges of globalization, Brad provides insightful analysis that connects the past to our present. Whether you’re a history enthusiast or seeking deeper understanding of contemporary issues, Context with Brad Harris offers a thoughtful journey through the narratives that define us.

Episode Date
The Meaning of War
Jul 01, 2025
The Decline of the West: Oswald Spengler’s Prophetic Vision
Jun 19, 2025
Narrative Warfare: How National Stories Shape Geopolitics
Jun 12, 2025
PREVIEW: The Ghost in the Machine – Why We Believe in Robots
Jun 05, 2025
The Lost Virtue of Boredom: What We Lose When We’re Never Still
May 29, 2025
The Bureaucracy vs. the Future: How the SEC Is Undermining American Innovation
May 22, 2025
Sliding Into Serfdom - 10 Minutes on Hayek
May 15, 2025
Into the Trenches Once More
May 17, 2023
Urban Versus Rural
Jun 01, 2021
Notes On Tribalism
Apr 26, 2021
The Fate of Universities
Feb 24, 2021
Explaining Postmodernism: A Conversation with Stephen Hicks
Jan 25, 2021
Escaping the Cycle of History
Dec 21, 2020
Reflections from A Distant Mirror
Oct 26, 2020
2+2=5
Sep 14, 2020
All Things Being Equal
Aug 25, 2020
Approximating Perfection
Jul 08, 2020
Science as a Candle in the Dark
Jun 05, 2020
What If Our Ignorance Outgrows Our Potential?
Aug 05, 2019
A Battle Against Medieval Barbarism
Jul 01, 2019
What's True?
Jun 03, 2019
The Closing of the American Mind, by Allan Bloom
May 02, 2019
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, by Joseph Ellis
Apr 04, 2019
Applied Perspective: A Conversation with Niall Ferguson
Mar 07, 2019
The Square and the Tower, by Niall Ferguson
Feb 07, 2019
Why the West Rules - For Now, by Ian Morris
Jan 09, 2019
The Fall of Rome, and the End of Civilization
Dec 12, 2018
The Two Cultures, by C. P. Snow
Nov 21, 2018
Merchants of Doubt, by Naomi Oreskes & Erik Conway
Oct 30, 2018
Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science, by Peter Atkins
Oct 08, 2018
Evolution's Other Narrative
Sep 17, 2018
Plagues and Peoples, by William McNeill
Sep 05, 2018
1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created, by Charles Mann
Aug 20, 2018
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, by Jack Weatherford
Aug 06, 2018
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas Kuhn
Jul 24, 2018
Scientific Culture and the Making of the Industrial West, by Margaret Jacob
Jul 10, 2018
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, by David Landes
Jun 26, 2018
Guns, Germs, and Steel, by Jared Diamond
Jun 06, 2018